The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-11
C FORTUNES FAVORS
The CoIored Race I'm Luck-Ex.-GOv,
WarmOth's Former COachman
Secures One-Tenth
OF IN Capital Prize OF $3.50. 900 I'm
the Louisiana State Lot
terry.

In the recent drawing of the Louis.
lana State Lottery Company, held on
the l4th instant, No, 93,l74 won the
capital prize, and part OF this ticket,
II was announced, had been sold in
the city Of New Orleans. Next day
MI. Bendernagel, an esteemed local
notary public, announced over his sig
nature that he had been paid, "on &C
count Of n OF his clients" the
amount due for one. tenth Of the cap
ital prize. There was a find, but 1t
was evident from the tenor OF the GER
tihcate that the winner did not desire
the publication of his Ename. Was it
only a bluff? Here was the rub. But
the Pelican is a fly bird, and not easily
caught with chat. It had de-
termined 10 probe the mystery to
the bottom, and it was going to do it.
1t meant to beat the dsisy reporters OF
the great daily papers, and it has done
it. 1t instituted q still hunt, and after
patient search it succeeded. The
man who won the SIS 600 lives, ex-
lists, and has q being. His name is
Daniel Jones. He is a colored man of
excellent reputation, and resides ON
Gasquet street, and can be seen at his
place of business at Theo. Dumas's
furniture store, No. 257 Royal street,
where he is at present employed. The
Pelican regrets not to have as yet
made the acquaintance OF a man upon
whom fortune has 30 d~eservedly
smiled, but it did ths next best thing
to it by seeing his wife, Mr.. Jones not
bsing at home. Mrs. Jones, who was
just movinginto her new residences, was
found to be a comedy and intelligent
lady Of perhaps 35 years of age. She
received the Pelican very kindly, and
cheeriully furnished all The Informs
ton in her power. Her husband, who
is 81 years Of age, had not told her
whsre he purchased his ticket, nor any
thing about it, until the golden shower
poured Into their laps 30 unexpect-
eddy, and just in the nick of time, a
mortgage upon their property Of $1,000
having been foreclossd, and they hav-
ing been in imminent danger Of losing
it. Her husband was born in Louis
vile, KY, but had lived in this city
for many years. He had always been
a bard working laboring man, had
worked for railroads for many years,
and had been employed in the Custom
House and United States Mint. He
had a'so been the private coachman
OF Ex-Gov. Warmoth, but Mrs. Jones
did not care to have this fact men,
toned, as it might hurt their reputa-
ton as old and respectable citizens.
The Pelican, however, begs pardon Of
the lady for mentioning the fact, even
against her wish, it being fully ger.
name to the subject, end whatever
may be the ex-Governor's merits or
dement's, there could DO disgrace at.
tsch to honest labor, even in hie en-
ploy. Mrs. Jones herself was born
and bred in this city, and was a Mics
Jones before she married. They had
been married for a number
of years, and bad two children,
boys, OF 16 and II years re-
speCtively, who have been attending
Straight University. While grateful
to a kind Providence for this bounti-
full gift, these good and deserving
people appear to have in nj wise "got
above Themselves by their good luck.
They have kept right on working, and
have not even as yet marked out any
plan for the employment of their
wealth, except that Mr.. Jones has re-
solved upon a visit 10 Louisville, where
resides his only living relative, a sister,
whom he a not seen for twenty
years. 1t would thus appear that for
tune, although described as blind, has
not made a mistake this time, but that
her blessings have fallen into the
hands of worthy people, who will
know how to make a good and sensible
use OF them.-New Orleans (Ld.) PeR'
can, December %, 1886.